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Primary Responsibilities

HDR is seeking a Transit Practice Lead for the Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas Area, who will be responsible for managing and expanding our transportation consulting business with transit agency clients. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to contribute to the overall growth of an established and growing transit consulting practice that is an important part of HDR's global transportation business.

The primary responsibility of the Area Transit Practice Lead is to maintain and grow HDR's transit consulting business with transit clients in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas for all modes of public transit - BRT, streetcar, LRT, enhanced bus, commuter rail, and conventional buses - and also involving transit stations, terminals, and maintenance and storage facilities. Service areas will include: transit planning, funding support, corridor and feasibility studies, preliminary design, environmental, detail design/PS&E, and construction services. Related responsibilities include client relationship building, developing and implementing marketing strategies, raising the profile of HDR, identifying and pursuing opportunities, and overall financial performance of the market sector.

Additional duties include:

• Global Transit Market Sector Program - This position will assist the Global Transit Market Sector Director in setting and executing the vision to expand services and win contracts within the market for the area, region, and beyond as needed.
• The position will provide operational leadership to other transit professionals and support the professional development of its staff to ensure alignment with market needs.

The Transit Practice Lead will report to the Area Transportation Business Group Manager. In addition, the Leader will work closely with HDR's transportation technical (business class and section) leaders in a collaborative team environment.

The Transit Practice Lead will also function as a Project Manager (PM), leading transit and other transportation-related projects. The PM has responsibility for successful project delivery as it relates to schedule and budget and for representing client's interests in a competent and professional manner to public officials, citizen groups, and other necessary stakeholders. In this capacity, you will lead and support multi-disciplinary transit projects that may include Bus, Bus Rapid Transit, Light Rail, Streetcar, Commuter Rail, or transit support facilities and will:

• Be responsible for tasks assigned from concept, through to execution and delivery
• Prepare and direct the work of others to complete planning studies, reports, conceptual engineering, and final design documents.
• Initiate and conduct agency coordination, planning and programming, and working with multi-discipline teams.
• Initiate client development and advance marketing to achieve goals.
• Support and lead project pursuits and prepare proposals, scopes, and fees.
• Coordinate project staffing and workload management on transit projects utilizing the HDR matrix of disciplines.
• Manage QC/QA procedures and be responsible for the overall quality of project deliverables.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in planning, engineering, or closely related field.
• 10 years management experience
  
• 5 years of relevant experience in all aspects of transit planning and/or engineering.
• Experienced in development and management of diverse multi-discipline teams.
• Successful experienced working with transit clients and a variety of project types.
• Works cooperatively with other area business groups, market sector leaders, business class leaders, Area Business Group Manager, Area Marketing Manager and Area Manager.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Multi-disciplinary approach to problem solving.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills for growing/leading a transit practice.
• Strong ability to analyze the marketplace and strategically position HDR.
• Commitment to quality, improvement and HDR values with emphasis on client service.
• Established relationships and history of success with transit agencies and willingness to develop relationships with area transit agencies and professional organizations.
• Demonstrated commitment to HDR values with an attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments
• Good leadership and organizational skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in planning, engineering, or closely related field.
• Professional Engineering License (PE) or AICP certification or ability to obtain.
• 10 years or more of experience in all aspects of transit planning and engineering.
• Experience with transit agencies in Kentucky, Tennessee, or Arkansas.

Why HDR

At HDR, we know work isn't only about who you work for it's also about what you do and how you do it. Led by the strength of our values and a culture shaped by employee ownership, we network with each other, build on each other's contributions, and collaborate together to make great things possible. When you join HDR, we give you license to do the same. We help you take charge of your career, giving you multiple growth opportunities along the way.